Where does “intellēctus” come from?

intellēctus (Latin) comes from Latin intellegō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

intellēctus (Latin): understood; realized

Definitions

  1. understood; realized

Ancestry of “intellēctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintellegōto understand, comprehend, realize, come to know
2Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
3Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
4Proto-Italiclēg-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “intellēctus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-sEvery word from Proto-Italic lēg-